The Architects hail from Kansas City, Missouri and used to be in the ska band The Gadjits. Now they play punk rock, mixed in with some old style rock n roll and I liked what I heard!
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I lost count on how many times I’ve seen the Pilfers. Every time they reunite and play some shows in the NY area, I have to go to them. They were always the go to band for exciting live shows and I never left one of their shows disappointed. The same can be said about the Ska is Dead Tour 4 show last week. Pilfers were of course a highlight for me, both performance-wise and photography-wise.
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The Ska is Dead tour made it’s way to Sayreville, New Jersey Sunday afternoon. The show was held at Starland Ballroom, which I shot there once before in their parking lot for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones & Dropkick Murphys show. Hub City Stompers were the 3rd band on the bill.
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Seven Nations were the opening act for Young Dubliners at Blender Theater at Gramercy last Thursday in New York City. Their mixture of Celtic, rock n roll, and country folk were a perfect combination for an opening act for the Young Dubs.
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Another month has passed by, and it was a rather uneventful month at that. I didn’t go to one show in August but I did go back to LBI again. Just been trying to save up money to move a little bit closer to the New York City. Looking to move to Suffern, NY in Rockland County, where I was born. It’s a nice area but not sure I’ll be able to find a nice enough apartment there. I’m also looking in Bergen County, NJ for places; which has more options as far as apartments are concerned. Anyone know of any decent places to live in those area & that is affordable?
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Flogging Molly continue to be one of the most exciting bands to see live and to photograph live as well. Even though all the kids love to be screamed out these days, Flogging Molly are still one of the most popular bands on the Warped Tour.
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Gallows have been talked about amongst concert photographers for awhile now. You need to experience their shows for yourself to truly understand what kind of band Gallows are. They are a UK Hardcore band that just released their 2nd album called Grey Britain. Even if you don’t like hardcore, definitely check them out on the Warped Tour this year!
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Things are too quiet around here and I’m sorry about that. I was just at the beach for 4th of July weekend. That was fun despite almost going blind from sand & salt water in my eye. Just haven’t been too many shows lately. Next week I’ll be shooting the Vans Warped Tour (July 15th) and then few days after I’m seeing Carbon Leaf in Poughkeepsie (July 17th). Gotta celebrate my 31st in style and see a great band like Carbon Leaf!
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I have never seen Carbon Leaf before but they put on one hell of a show! I liked their performance at the Highline Ballroom so much, I’ll be seeing them again on July 17th at the Loft in Poughkeepsie, NY. The band is currently on tour to support their newest album “Nothing Rhymes with Woman,” which is out on Vanguard Records. The album is similar to Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat and that’s not a bad thing at all!
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Day 6 of our Dublin, Ireland vacation was spent in the seaside towns of Malahide and Howth. If you plan on spending any time in Dublin, I highly recommend spending a day or two outside the city and explore the seaside villages & towns. I particularly loved Howth and wish I spent the day there instead of just a half day.
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